Across
- 6. Senate's power to approve presidential appointments and treaties
- 9. Presidential action that kills a bill by not signing it when Congress adjourns
- 14. The tactic of splitting voters of a particular party among many districts to dilute their influence
- 16. The President of the Senate, who only votes in case of a tie
- 18. Clause allowing Congress to make laws essential for executing its expressed powers
- 19. A tactic in the Senate to delay or block a vote on a bill through prolonged speech
- 20. Power of Congress to conduct hearings on matters of public concern
- 23. The national count of the population conducted every ten years
- 24. The tactic of concentrating voters of one party into a single district
- 25. The total number of voting members in the House of Representatives
Down
- 1. Where the detailed work of Congress largely takes place
- 2. Congress's power to review the activities of the executive branch
- 3. Negative term for government spending that is considered wasteful or unnecessary but benefits a specific district
- 4. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives
- 5. A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote, especially in the Senate
- 7. A committee formed to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
- 8. Powers specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution
- 10. Powerful House committee that determines the terms for debate and amendment of a bill
- 11. The process of reassigning congressional seats among states based on population changes
- 12. Unrelated amendments added to a bill
- 13. Power of the House to bring charges against a federal official
- 15. Congress's power to pass a bill into law despite a presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds vote in both chambers
- 17. A legislature consisting of two houses, like the U.S. Congress
- 21. The process by which congressional committees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation
- 22. Powers of Congress derived from the Necessary and Proper Clause